MVCC Graduation Rate & Retention Rates

Moraine Valley Community College 2023 Graduation & Retention Report

How long does it take to earn a degree at MVCC? Find out how many students return after their freshman year, how long it takes to graduate, and what happens to the students who don't.

• MVCC Retention Rate
• MVCC Graduation Rate
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Full Time
  • Non-First Time Undergrads Attending Part Time
• MVCC Drop Out Rate
• Methodology & References

MVCC Retention Rate

Freshmen retention rate refers to the percentage of first-time / full-time students who return for their second year.

With 70% students making it past their freshmen year, MVCC has freshmen retention rates similar to the national average.

Nationwide, the average first to second year retention rate is 70.57%.

When looking at just colleges and universities in Illinois, the average is 72.64%.

MVCC Graduation Rates

How many of the estimated 604 students in the class of 2015 completed their degree within eight years?

Four years after beginning their degree, 25% of those students had graduated. By 2017, six years after starting their degree, 21% of the students had graduated and after eight years 22% of this class completed their degree.

Any student who completes their bachelor's degree within six years is considered to have graduated on time, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. This makes the offical MVCC graduation rate 21%.

MVCC Graduation Rates vs. National Average

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MVCC Drop Out Rate

Approximately 2192 students or 78% of the cohort did not complete their degree within eight years.

What happened to the 2192 students who did not complete their degree?

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 921 transferred to another institution.

• MVCC lost contact with the remaining 1235 who we assumed dropped out.

MVCC Graduation Rates by Race/Ethnicity

Some Students Take More Time To Graduate

Some schools have mainly first-time, full-time students, while others cater to part-time students, transfer students, or adult learners. For a variety of reasons first-time, full-time students under the age of 25 are usually more likely to graduate in four years.

Traditional Students:

First-time, full-time students under the age of 25.

Non-Traditional Students:

Any student that is not first-time, full-time, and under the age of 25.

The majority of students at MVCC are considered 'traditional students' who are first-time attending full-time.

Comparing the graduation rates of specific cohorts shown below will be more revealing than the overall statistics shared above.

First-Time / Full-Time MVCC Graduation Rates

First-time / full-time students at Moraine Valley Community College represent 43% of the students in the class of 2015, and 60.26% of MVCC bachelor's degree graduations.

With a four-year graduation rate of 25%, first-time students in the MVCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.

After six years, the MVCC graduation rate was 30%, and by the eight year mark, 31% of the cohort had completed their degree.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is 37.92% after four years, 46.43% after six years, and 47.82% after eight years.

MVCC First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

First-Time / Full-Time MVCC Drop Out Rates

839 first-time / full-time students or 69% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 0 are still enrolled.

• 338 transferred to another institution.

• MVCC lost contact with the remaining 486 who we assumed dropped out.

First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

First-time / part-time students at Moraine Valley Community College represent 30.33% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six-year graduation rate of 13%, first-time, part-time students in the MVCC class of 2015 who attended classes full-time were less likely than average to graduate on time.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 14%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 14.37% after four years, 21.59% after six years, 23.72% after eight years.

First-Time / Part-Time MVCC Graduation Rates vs. National Average

First-Time / Part-Time MVCC Drop Out Rates

734 first-time / part-time students or 86% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 13 are still enrolled.

• 213 transferred to another institution.

• MVCC lost contact with the remaining 508 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Full-Time Students

318 MVCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 11.28% of the students in the class of 2015.

Non first-time students could include transfer students or adults who have returned to school after an absense.

With a six year graduation rate of 23%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average for students in this category.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 24%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes full-time is: 49.57% after four years, 53.83% after six years, and 55.07% after eight years.

MVCC Non First-Time / Full-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Full-Time MVCC Drop Out Rates

243 non first-time / part-time students or 76% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 3 are still enrolled.

• 156 transferred to another institution.

• MVCC lost contact with the remaining 84 who we assumed dropped out.

Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rates

432 MVCC students were classified as full-time / not first-time. This represents 15.32% of the students in the class of 2015.

With a six year graduation rate of 12%, returning students in the class of 2015 and attended classes full-time had a graduation rate lower than the national average.

After eight years, the graduation rate was 13%.

Nationwide, the average graduation rate for non first-time undergraduates attending classes part-time is: 36.03% after six years, 36.03% after eight years.

MVCC Non First-Time / Part-Time Graduation Rate vs. National Average

Non First-Time / Part-Time MVCC Drop Out Rates

376 non first-time / part-time students or 87% did not complete their degree within eight years.

Of those who did not finish:

• 5 are still enrolled.

• 214 transferred to another institution.

• MVCC lost contact with the remaining 157 who we assumed dropped out.

More Resources:

• An Explanation of Freshman Retention Rates.

• How Common is it to Transfer to a Different College?

• Are Non-Traditional Students Less Likely to Graduate?

• How Many People Drop-Out of College?

• How Average Time to Graduate Can Affect the Value of Your Degree.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics